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2003 Texas

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2003, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 66–7; lost vs. Arkansas 28–38; won at Rice 48–7; won vs. Tulane 63–18; won vs. No. 16 Kansas State 24–20; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 13–65; won at Iowa State 40–19; won at Baylor 56–0; won vs. No. 12 Nebraska 31–7; won at No. 21 Oklahoma State 55–16; won vs. Texas Tech 43–40; won at Texas A&M 46–15; lost vs. No. 15 Washington State 20–28+59−52Won 66–7 vs. New Mexico State+59New Mexico StateLost 28–38 vs. Arkansas-10ArkansasWon 48–7 at Rice+41RiceWon 63–18 vs. Tulane+45TulaneWon 24–20 vs. No. 16 Kansas State+4No. 16 Kansas StateLost 13–65 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-52No. 1 OklahomaWon 40–19 at Iowa State+21Iowa StateWon 56–0 at Baylor+56BaylorWon 31–7 vs. No. 12 Nebraska+24No. 12 NebraskaWon 55–16 at No. 21 Oklahoma State+39No. 21 Oklahoma StateWon 43–40 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 46–15 at Texas A&M+31Texas A&MLost 20–28 vs. No. 15 Washington State-8No. 15 Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNew Mexico StateW 66–⁠782%
Sep 13vsArkansasL 28–⁠3874%
Sep 20atRiceW 48–⁠775%
Sep 27vsTulaneW 63–⁠1875%
Oct 4vs16Kansas StateW 24–⁠2062%
Oct 11vs1OklahomaL 13–⁠6539%
Oct 18atIowa StateW 40–⁠1970%
Oct 25atBaylorW 56–⁠082%
Nov 1vs12NebraskaW 31–⁠766%
Nov 8at21Oklahoma StateW 55–⁠1656%
Nov 15vsTexas TechW 43–⁠4075%
Nov 28atTexas A&MW 46–⁠1580%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs15Washington StateHoliday BowlL 20–⁠2860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 28–⁠20 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 3: 6
  3. Wk 4: 6
  4. Wk 5: 13
  5. Wk 6: 14
  6. Wk 7: 13
  7. Wk 8: 11
  8. Wk 9: 20
  9. Wk 10: 19
  10. Wk 11: 16
  11. Wk 12: 11
  12. Wk 13: 6
  13. Wk 14: 7
  14. Wk 15: 6
  15. Wk 16: 6
  16. Final: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Led the nationCedric Benson: rushing touchdowns (21 TD), points (134 pts); Vince Young: yards per carry (7.4)

Consensus All-AmericanDerrick Johnson, LB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 5
Points
533–⁠280
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1740 +68 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 9 of 117; offense No. 4, defense No. 43
SRS
15.0 No. 10 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Offense
Spread

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 36— allowed
Defense-0.0own 30— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Tony Hills TE★★★★★No. 30
Tarell Brown CB★★★★No. 41
Tim Crowder WDE★★★★No. 50
Erik Hardeman RB★★★★No. 108
Michael Griffin S★★★★No. 129

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.935
Receivers15.00.984
Defensive line14.00.976
Defensive backs24.00.943
Whole class54.20.956

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Roy Williams WRDetroit Lions
Rd 1Marcus Tubbs DTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Nathan Vasher DBChicago Bears
Rd 7Sloan Thomas WRHouston Texans

All-Big 12

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.